Will Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to Congress have a major impact on US Mideast policy?
1. The Obama administration has shown over the past 6 years that it does not work well with others (either US internal or external with US allies) and does not work in a collaborative manner. Unilateral action is the trend both internally and externally.
2. The administration has shown that it will not let facts get in the way of what it wants do. Several examples of this to include but not limited to Obamacare (if you like your doctor you can keep him, if you like your plan you can keep it) and Radical Islam (ISIS is a JV team, we are winning against terrorism).
3. The administration has shown that it punishes those who do not sing from their sheet music (pick any SECDEF over the past 6 years) while rewarding those who do even if they are ineffective (VA, AG). Punishment has various levels of severity ranging from public attacks to termination to merely cutting out of the loop. Want to guess where PM Netanyahu falls within range?
4. Will be interesting to see the administration position on a possible nuclear arms agreement with Iran. Is this a treaty requiring Senate approval or an "agreement" that the administration can pursue unilaterally? I am guessing it will be the latter and not the former.
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Seems it is easier to answer most times on here with personal attacks instead of information and then listening to one another to understand how that information may or may not be able to be used or improved.
So many this past decade or more, since 9/11 have been so quick to point fingers and then attack. The labeling of liberals, republicans, democrats and haters, zealots, anti-American is even the words used to described the people we take an oath to lay down our lives to protect. This is the uniform, this is the oath, this is the promise.
One thing I was always proud of in the military was this hate had not been so widespread on anything for many years. We had long since learned to allow others the opportunity to learn, grow, advance and flourish as people anybody that was willing to stand, take the oath and even profess to have a very deep loyalty to our country and our countries values. Then turn on one another like Judas at the flash of a silver coin or whatever trinket takes higher value over we as a people. We as a people remembering what this country was built, hard work, honesty, trust, cooperation and compassion. There were down sides of it all, those were and are the qualities we all still have to offer.
We first must look in my opinion inward before we continue down the road of hate and polarization in our military. We all took an oath, if you no longer wish to wear the uniform and uphold that oath, then leave, that is the first and most important issue in all this, what is this doing to our military?
You, me, we, all deserve better than this and none of us should stand for any of the dividing concepts. I am also very sick of the people that use the excuse of "Well they did this, or they did that and all the other comparisons that try and make our own shortcomings the result of someone else control. That is very sad.
Especially in the NCO and Officers represented on this site. If it is any consolation, I would still to this day lay down my life, not for yours, for the values and principles we all espouse. Who the other person is does not matter, protecting the concept of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness seems to be quite a handful right now.
No this is not a lecture, simply an observation of the questions I have been seeing and so many of the replies. The emotional sidetrack that destroys any possibility of constructive discussion is just such a dangerous animal.
My best, as always, I wish the best for all as we travel this journey.
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Decrying 'insult,' some Democrats seethe after Netanyahu's address
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met with rounds of applause and repeated standing ovations Tuesday while addressing a joint meeting of Congress but make no mistake: Democrats were by no means joining in the acclaim.
That is called being a traitor. Look it up incase you do not know your job wearing that uniform. Don't want to wear the uniform. get out. We need people that know how to follow an order. There are many links that are positioned in our chain of command with a specific job to question orders and verify and then communicate those orders. That is not done on a case by case basis.
At least in the 60's and 70's we had people that just plain stood for what they believed. Left the service, filed papers, refused to show up and even go to Canada. It is called personal integrity. Those around all of us deserve to know that if nothing else, the person standing next to me has my back.
In war, I do not serve God of any nation. I serve the greater good I have made a pledge. The pledge an oath of my loyalty and integrity. Why not just tell people that you are a traitor if you are going to plot to bring down the chain of command.
Either work of peace or work for war. He made his choice, I would like to see my kids and grandchildren come home at night and not go to war for someone's religion. That is not in the oath I took. I am not an Israeli citizen.
Netanyahu says U.S. is on verge of ‘bad deal’ with Iran over nuclear program
The Israeli prime minister forcefully argued that a deal to keep Iran’s nuclear ambitions in check would have the opposite effect.
Hope the voters take note and send them sorry butts home.....we need more veterans as our elected officials anyway.
But, you're right. Watch what this hand is doing, never you mind what the other does.